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2/2 A pitcher, and a bowl of plums, 1728. Masterful understatement of Chardin's still lives. It's his day today.
Born on this day in 1699, Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin. Here giving himself a look in 1771.
3/3 Another Hobbema watermill. Just so you can admire the splash of the water in this otherwise quiet, placid scene.
A man does his work, a woman does hers, and the mill does its part too: Watermill, 1664, by Meindert Hobbema. He was born on this day in 1638.
Born on this day (or nearly) in 1638, in Amsterdam, Meindert Hobbema. Painter of wonderfully inhabitable landscapes. Here, High Road, 1665.
Pablo Picasso was constantly reenvisioning Velazquez's Las Meninas. If you must be obsessed with a painting, that's a good one! Picasso, friend of the Old Masters: his birthday is today.
3/3 My distraught woman, and Picasso with his. We shared an opinion about war & its horrors. Shocking how little credit I get on this one!
Young Picasso, 1907: what had he been looking at? He was always fascinated by the Old Masters! And today is his birthday.
2/2 In 1971 Pablo Picasso, aged 90, imagined himself as a young painter. It's his 140th birthday today. Still young!
2/2 Women messing with men's heads du jour #2: a very nervous Philistine soldier approaches to finish the haircut on sleeping Samson, 1626. By Jan Lievens again. It’s his day.